Statement in Reply to the Suggestions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of March 16, 1892 (Classic Reprint)

Joseph Nimmo

ISBN 10: 0265230934 / ISBN 13: 9780265230930

Published by Forgotten Books, 2017

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Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Statement in Reply to the Suggestions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of March 16, 1892 (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0265230934
• ISBN 13: 9780265230930
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Hervorragend
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Synopsis

Explore the 1892 debate over how railroads should be regulated and what it means for fair rates.

Understand the tension between self-government and federal oversight that shaped a nation’s transportation system.

This edition presents Joseph Nimmo Jr.’s reply to the Interstate Commerce Commission’s suggestions, arguing for careful, commercially grounded regulation. It frames the issue as a clash between evolving market forces and the belief that government should guide, but not dominate, rail traffic policy.

• How rates and classifications were viewed as a balance between commercial needs and public interest.
• The case against granting broad judicial powers to a regulatory body, with references to constitutional principles.
• Arguments about the role of common law, courts, and established institutions in shaping regulation.
• Historical context on cost, competition, and the self-governing elements of the railroad system.

Ideal for readers of historical policy debates, economic regulation, and early rail transportation in the United States.